Dr. Mitchell, former chair of the department of teacher education at the University of New Mexico, was dedicated to developing teacher mentoring programs throughout the state of New Mexico.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Lourdes MariÌa Alvarez is the new provost and vice president for academic affairs at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. Mary L. Coffey was named provost and dean of faculty at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York, and Margaret Fitzgerald was named interim provost at North Dakota State University.
In its 114-year history, the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown University has had only six presidents. All have been nuns. When Dr. Helen J. Streubert takes the helm on June 30, she will be the first lay leader of the college.
Tessa Martinez Pollack has led the university since 2002 and was the institution's first Latina president. But recently she came under criticism for her plan to eliminate a dozen degree programs.
